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    <name><![CDATA[Xon]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 12:44:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 24 12:55:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A couple of Marines who were in Iraq told me to read this book because it accurately described a bunch of young kids invading Iraq.  So I guess the fact that I thought the book was just OK would be more of how I feel about Iraq than how the well the book is written.  These marines go into Iraq and meet very little resistance.  There are no major battles, no overcoming of impossible odds, and no stories of heroism.  I have become accustomed to being overwhelmed with bravery and heroic acts when I read war books and they just aren't in this.  These marines live in terrible conditions in the desert and have to come face to face with atrocities that often times they caused.  I also could'nt believe how so many of the characters in the book were basically really excited to kill people.  When I've read other war books I almost wish I was there helping out the good ol' U S of A and wondering how I would perform under similar conditions.  There is not one part of me that would want to be with these Marines in Iraq.  Apparantly accurate but not inspiring.]]></body>
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